Telegram-herald., 1887-04-26
BADLY DISAPPOINTED
TIE ClIlzzzs Who Attended
tie Co2ncll Meeting.
II Ms not 4 Gl;lE Rll8 stsSlla
TIE comaistss gazbls - Asre~ upea
tlss Coastrucslsa ~ sns 0F48esazs
The Eaisoa Lisef OrGia-
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Ias Ceased "a iss psee~sslass 8.sap-
psias@a a. ia.asase saeieaes as niznt
The asssoeznes rs ec.. sQset si s4.i-
xn..s1 capitalists. sls4esaats saz iAe5eTs
$40 sx l-eesea thaf the cs1s roai osdlasa1e
segia &c reported - t1s commAsee. het
1hs ssForl CD ass aaisEiAi -. Allefnssn
o5sa. one q s.4s sgec a. e5zn las rts= ef nFe
. 20 bad t1e qEcllz1le -aiss consideration.
ssll taAs they ssfs ga4eis 20 Fsgorl a. TIE
oollnil.tss co1ld aot Assss. 10 iact 70
80 " g1s commiItes weEe Ia hsfnoay a.
% tae construction q ths oFd.aanse The
sisctg.s l-zlI cEdiasDcs xss seoai ths o. -
inposlsnt GaGssf lb4t s4s ccE.si1er-3
AiEeT Us Mzyog tapped pa ard
/ CITY Clark started The aUm o. zeneral
Fo4ilae BUSINESS tbe Street Pal HsY C1n-
aeoY yurrcd - bear . portion % the ex-
psnse of segraain< ehasmat-sYe-. from
I kaolt-st. - Gold 81. tie cilY - pave the
Z S-rscs AID tAs company - bear the ent.ge
I ekpeuss Of paving eeiween tneir tFzeka On
said stree TIE proportion u sac expense
- oe borne - nc ccnpany 70 oe ce,sEmln-
et - the cilg surveyor when tae work =
N%~e~+N~-
otGssla-
The City Attorney reported that the case
81 t4e clrY AGAINST i. r. Clay had been de-
f'lse - a4go. % tie city, the SuperlJr Jr
CUtlft decreasing 4 sFecilc performance OF
t1e ease ku0sn 81 tas HIS nArket lease"
By Ios decree tle defeadAlf Is required 70
give the city possession Of No z97 keat-s..
pcsllOu ol tie lot ca which tie
narket hull1lag L8N stands The con
traet foT she construction os an engine
/ house on tfcnt-st. ~as sE,uIttea
- The hozrd Of Public Wocks. znd ss-er
some explanations fegardl1g ne same b.
Pfesi1ent TLayer. the bid On the contra 2
was awarded 20 Collins q Blzkely g. g. e93
Alderman Hayward said that IL tbs Board
of Police ona tlze Commissioners would at
tend 10 their business and &c pfe.ens A. TIE
Couuc. Mestins 10 wou.d De easier t. get
- whal they want or propose % DO Nith0nt
asxlns - many questions. he was glad
tAs President Of tle Board ~ Public WOsks
was thsre and 8as pleased thar the new
charter brought tie Board OF Police aud
Sire Comm .ssi01ers nearer to the Council
oy uekicg the Mayor member OF the
10arL
President ThATer sgsin addressed the
Council ant said that t1e paving of SOutn
Nyisiou-sL would be very expedient The
ko4.e we're NOW laying iron pipe IN por-
ton ul TIE street aud Nr Ibaver recon-
mended that al OF che Ny.Oh pipe ought 70
be suppianted oy iron pipe. Il would be
ecOnomy 20 do this as TIE old pipe con-
s.Natiy demanded repairing. it is de-
structure - pavement TO be constantly tear
in< Il up 20 repair water pipes Consider
inS the frequent calls for extension Of mains
on adi scea- streets TO south DivisiOn-st., il
is the opinion OF the Board that It would be
ludicious 20 extsad the mains from the
southern terminus Of the line % Ual-st
De also suggestsd that il would bs de-
sirsoie for toe Street Railway Company
20 exrend double track IN the street be-
fore the pavement was laid. The estimated
cost OF the extension of the main from
ceventn-eve. to Hsil-st IS $500 Mr.
1hager Slso recommended that post hy-
dfaDts b. put IN on S0ath Division. The
cost OF al tie water improvements be s1g-
gested sIr0uat 20 about 5000. The recon-
mcndafions were referred - the A Aldermen
OF the First sod Third wssds.
A pciision signed by numerous citizens.
asking tnat the csDie power strest railway
coupany be granted the amendments to
was referred to the committee whicn has
the cable street railway ordinance under
consideration.
Msy0r Dikemaa retire6 and President
Hay ward took the chair. Alderman DOcn
0fiersd q motion to the effect that the propo-
ssti0n u the Council regarding the I'M
pr0vemeot OF ShaTuiutave. be accepted al
once Prssidsn; Hayward ruled he whole
thing out OF order and requested the Alder
ulan 70 bring in a written report.
The Grand Rapids Edison Electric Light
Com uany ordnance Was tsken from the
tabs and PLACED uDon as third reading.
Alderman stanley opposed the ordinance
aud moved that Ikcs. J. % Brien be ealIowed
90 address tho Council Dir. . Brien was
permitted to remain IN hrs ses; Ald. De
treaf ssit the ordinsnce wss a good one.
o0e under which the city coald control the
company and that oy TIE 0TdiuaDce desired
by Ai1. STANLEY the City or Fire Marshal
vou.1 nsve no control % TIE conpsuy's
wires or role.- Aid Doan thought that the
ordinance we listle TOO severe. and De-
iieysd ,laf TIE Eisctric Lienf Company
would not come here unless they lad a
reasonable ors. naEcs Ali. Defsra1f thought
tie pgoVision giving tie city and Fire Mar
s1ei control of the wires 2 goOt one and
when ii became Necessary ID request the
conuaoy 70 Pisce their wires uader the
ground the city could enforce IL
Alderman Psntlind considered ths orriiD.
encs too severe. and said i. shoIid no, cess
The gourcil should rot exact from rhi.
CcDpscy gontificns vhtcb they never have
imposed on other Operations. The cona-
ranv uoald aof cofue here unslcr This
or1inauCe We should not prevent coal-
psnY rom iacati1g here who interd 20 ex-
psad from siOo0a 70 Sl75 COO lie then
moved f5st the ordiasncs !ay on the faole
fer one sex. CSrlisd b. vote os s r. :.
a. fsli0gs
eas -Bce1rer. Creqae Baywsr1 Hrnl- |
iev. ianti1d Eicaasond, STANLEY. Than I
-f. Nsys- Defsrsaf OosD. Doyle, Laun. I
iers Aars Saunders Sfewsrt-1
Aire7 ths sisclizsal - ths eIecrFic fshf
ord soss aud TIE ir-siaeof snuoans,d I
r.o sus cad res0igiio1s. nlest 81 tie 4
lu s-fs' 80 sec a.srs left far r3ero.
hiieFtes0 iacsa moved liaf ras Ccgngil 4
rrt1rn % lrfn.shee sf8sress fozt
a aeg~n or nora Elof ms enact - sfreet 4
a8t srver iupseTgfl~utS we're fsvarabIe I
eqrsiir~rt eHer wa.eh the toGnrH 81 i
.qurrrfi e. nest s2sia tap ebf a. Toe snuua. 4
Session - piad up the bslzsuess os tse I